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	Fur farming in European Union
		Fur farming has been the cause for an extensive public debate during the recent decades.
		Fur farming is a large-scale animal protection problem, and it touches all EU member states, although it is not a significant business in all of them.
		Also behaviours such as sucking or biting of their tail fur, or biting of other parts of their pelt, are widespread in farmed mink.
	www.animalia.fi /Default.aspx?tabid=1791 (796 words)

	Fur Trade Today, Fur farming. International Fur Trade Federation (IFTF) for Fur Fashion, Fur Style, Fur Trade News & ... (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Fur farming began in North America in the 19th century, arriving in Europe in the early years of the 20th century.
		Fur farming provides a livelihood for many thousands of individuals in Europe and North America.
		Fur farming provides an efficient use of animal by-products from human food production purchased from fish and poultry processors and other farming sectors.
	www.iftf.com /iftf_2_3_1.php (1295 words)

	Fur Industry - MSN Encarta
		Fur Industry, area of commerce that encompasses farming or trapping certain furbearing animals, processing their skins for sale to manufacturers of fur garments, and marketing finished garments to retail outlets.
		Fur farmers customarily crossbreed animals (mate different varieties from the same species) and inbreed animals (mate close relatives) to produce furs with desirable characteristics.
		At fur auction houses, the furs, bundled in groups according to color, size, quality, and source, are sold to the highest bidders; all sales are for cash.
	encarta.msn.com /encyclopedia_761574462/Fur_Industry.html (678 words)

	FurKills.org :: Talking Points
		Those few individuals who still wear fur sometimes attempt to justify their actions by claiming their coat was made from animals killed on a fur farm or “ranch,” as opposed to animals that suffered for days in the wild caught in a trap.
		Fur trim items are widely available and in many cases will not be labeled as fur.
		Fur industry publications report that furriers believe fur-trimmed garments will become more important than all-fur garments in terms of repeat business because such items need to be replaced in only a few years, while fur coats may last for 20 years or more.
	www.furkills.org /talkingpoints.html (2158 words)

	FurKills.org
		In many cases, individuals who wear fur try to justify their actions by claiming their coat was made from animals killed on a ranch, as opposed to animals who suffered for days in a steel jaw leghold trap.
		Mink fur is the backbone of the fur industry, and fox fur is quite significant in Scandinavia where 80 percent of the world’s fox farms are based.
		Self-mutilation is a hardship for fur farmers because it devalues the animals’; fur pelts.
	www.furkills.org /furfarming.html (1119 words)

	Kopenhagen Fur - Fur farming
		In the Middle Ages, it was statutory which types of fur the nobility were allowed to wear and which ones were reserved for the king.
		Interest in fur farming accelerated during the agricultural crisis in the 1930s, because farmers were on the lookout for new production possibilities.
		The Danish climate, with its cool summers and mild winters, is ideal for fur animals, and the possibility for supplying fresh, nutritious feed is optimal, due to the availability of the right ingredients, such as fish and slaughterhouse waste cuts.
	www.kopenhagenfur.com /sw380.asp (491 words)

	Fur Farms \| Mercy For Animals
		In many cases, individuals who wear fur try to justify their actions by claiming their coat was made from animals killed on a ranch, as opposed to animals that suffered for days in a steel jaw leghold trap (leghold trap).
		On fur farms, mink are deprived that adequate space needed because they are kept in cages averaging 10" wide by 24" long.
		Self-mutilation is a hardship for fur farmers because it devalues the animal's fur pelt.
	www.mercyforanimals.org /fur_farms.asp (1107 words)

	CHAI - Our Clothes - Fur (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Fur coats are being seen more often; many designers are no longer embarrassed to present their products, and celebrities are less shy about wearing fur.
		All animals on fur farms are bred in captivity to live in suffering and die in agony.
		These furs are used for a wide array of clothes, such as zebra jackets, pony skin skirts, bear skin hats, and yak boots, and also for decorative accessories like lampshades, furniture upholstery, wall coverings, area rugs, and bedspreads.
	www.chai-online.org /en/compassion/clothes_fur.htm (2274 words)

	The Fur Is Flying Over Fur Farming \| Daily Policy Digest \| NCPA
		Fact: Some people believe fur farming is morally wrong, but others disagree, as evidenced by the more than 180 fashion designers who use fur today -- four times as many as in 1985 -- and the worldwide demand for mink, which has averaged nearly 30 million pelts per year since 1980.
		Fact: The farming of fur animals is no more unnecessary than the farming of any other animal, whereas banning it would encourage something else animal rights organizations oppose: the hunting and trapping of fur-bearing animals in the wild.
		Fact: Fur farms use waste products from the meat and food industries, and while fur is the main product of mink farming, the meat and bone are rendered into a prized oil, and the manure is valued by farmers.
	www.ncpa.org /pi/enviro/pd032200e.html (335 words)

	Caring for all Animals in Ireland - The Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals
		Compassion in World Farming is campaigning jointly with the UK-based group, Respect for Animals, for all fur farming to be banned in the Republic of Ireland.
		Fur farming is legal in the Republic of Ireland, where there are currently 6 mink farms and at least 2 farms with fox.
		On fur farms, mink and fox are kept in rows of small barren cages.
	www.ispca.ie /press/furtrade290104.html (899 words)

	British Fur Trade Association - about fur, fur fashion and fur farming
		Farmed fur is the staple of the fur sector contributing more than 85% to total world trade in fur.
		In the EU fur farming is concentrated in Denmark, Finland and the Netherlands.
		Fur farming provides an efficient use for animal by-products that are purchased from fish and poultry processors.
	www.britishfur.co.uk /?DOCID=22 (770 words)

	Fur Farming
		Mink farming began as an offshoot of fox farming.
		Selective breeding has produced over 200 shades of fur (in the whites, fls, browns and blues) among the mink types: Standard, Jet Black, White, Pastel, Pearl, Lavender, Buff, Demi Buff, Aleutian, Silverblu, Sapphire, Violet, etc. Mink are aggressive animals and must be handled with care.
		A typical mink farm has separate sheds for kits and for breeding adults; each shed holds several rows of individual cages.
	www.thecanadianencyclopedia.com /index.cfm?PgNm=TCE&Params=A1SEC821027 (247 words)

	Bont voor Dieren
		The major reason for concern about the farming of fur-bearing animals is the question of whether the species involved can be kept in conditions, which are compatible with their behavioural and physical needs.
		There is a total ban on fur farming in six of the nine Austrian federal states and in the remaining three there are such strict welfare regulations, in relation to the availability of swimming water, that fur farming is no longer economically viable.
		In the United Kingdom, a bill to prohibit fur farming in England and Wales was passed in the House of Commons on 22nd November 2000.
	www.bontvoordieren.nl /english/index.php?action=farming (809 words)

	Fur Farming
		Fur farms make efficient use of available resources in many regions of North America where soil is poor or climate too severe to support most other agricultural activities.
		In all, fur farming is an integral component in North America's diversified agricultural economy, making a $250 million contribution to the economy, while providing needed income for thousands of farm families.
		The standards are administered by the Fur Farm Animal Welfare Coalition, in the United States, and by the Canada Mink Breeders and Canada Fox Breeders Associations.
	www.montanatrappers.org /management/fur-farming.htm (1723 words)

	Compassion In World Farming Ireland - Irish Agriculture
		The compelling arguments for fur farming to be banned in the Republic of Ireland
		CIWF-Ireland's presentation, entitled "Fur or Against", to the Anvil All Ireland Animal Welfare Conference 2007 (held on 23rd September 2007) summarises the compelling arguments for fur farming to be banned in the Republic of Ireland.
		Spring 2004 New footage from an undercover investigation of fur farms in the Republic of Ireland is launched by CIWF and Respect for Animals.
	www.ciwf.ie /campaigns/campaign_fur.html (1007 words)

	Fur Farming in North America
		North American fur farms were the first in the world to breed "fl" mink, which are actually an extremely dark brown, quite rare in nature.
		This new operation, however, may still be under the umbrella of the family farm, with the result that one fur farm may actually comprise two or more operations next door to each other.
		While standards of animal care and farm management are developed over years of work by experts, including farmers and veterinarians, when it comes to euthanasia, farmers adhere strictly to recommendations of the American Veterinary Medical Association.
	www.furcommission.com /farming (1891 words)

	fur, cat fur, dog fur, fur farm, fur farming, faux trim, animal cruelty
		Naomi Campbell was sacked as a spokeswoman for PETA seven years ago after modelling fur on the catwalk — and last week the latest shot was fired in a battle between Peta and another former ally, Cindy Crawford, who recently signed up as the face of Blackglama fur coats.
		Her spokeswoman now claims that Crawford never rejected fur and was only doing a favour for a photographer friend when she was pictured promoting a fake fur hat.
		Perhaps as a result of last year's ban on fur farming in the UK, imports of fur are now at their highest since 1999.
	www.animalsvoice.com /PAGES/writes/editorial/news/features/fur_why.html (1490 words)

	Fur Industry
		Fur farming, which requires the storing of mink, fox and other animals by the tens of thousands in small, confined areas -- much like the intensive practices used by chicken, turkey and other factory farmers -- has led to U.S. government efforts to curb the pollution of water, air and soil.
		A study should be done to measure the nitrate levels in the water found around the fur farms, to study the health of neighboring trees, and to determine the amount of ammonia in the air.
		Since the fur animal is killed solely for his or her pelt, fur farmers usually dump the entire carcass, as it has no economic worth.
	www.parkc.org /Fur_Industry.htm (4107 words)

	Fur Farming
		Fur farmers and trappers are constantly being attacked for their methods of killing fur-bearing animals for the purpose of fashion.
		Despite all of this, fur farmers are considered the most humane in the treatment of their animals.
		Fake fur can be made just as soft and nice as the real thing, and no animals die in the process.
	www.cis.uab.edu /icdedplp/project.html (922 words)

	FICA - Fur Information Council of America
		Feel the fur for a dense, soft underfur evident to the touch under the glossy guard hairs which should be soft, never bristly.
		The production of farmed and wild furs in the US is regulated by state and federal government authorities, and by industry codes of practice in conjunction with scientific advice from a panel of highly respected veterinary scientists.
		The fur trade's commitment to conservation is shown by the fact that when there has been doubt that sustained yields can be maintained, it has financed research to investigate the position.
	www.fur.org /poen_faqs.cfm (2213 words)

	Farming
		New sources of fur were sought and trappers began to catch animals alive to rear and breed in captivity.
		The killing of animals on fur factory farms is carried out immediately after their first winter's moult when their fur is at its best and any defects have disappeared.
		Prior to the ban on fur farming, in the UK no qualifications or training were required for those carrying out the killing.
	www.respectforanimals.org /facts/farming.html (645 words)

	CFHS \| Fur farming
		If fur farming continues, CFHS insists that all fur farming must at least comply with existing codes of practice, and calls for the immediate upgrading of these codes.
		Fur farms must provide adequately for the animals’; needs in keeping with the nature of the species.
		CFHS recommends formal training and education based on national standards of all fur farmers and employees with the expectation that the greater the knowledge of the breeding cycles, ethology and nutritional needs of the animals being raised, the greater the consideration for them.
	cfhs.ca /info/fur_farming (232 words)

	Fur : Frequent Reasons for buying Fur
		Animals bred specifically for their fur are not only deprived of their lives, but unlike their wild counterparts, they are also deprived of their freedom.
		Fur farming is therefore an even greater abuse of animal rights than hunting and trapping.
		Of the tens of millions of animals killed for their fur every year the vast majority are either farmed or trapped in their natural habitat where, as part of a natural ecosystem, they pose no threat to the environment.
	fur.elehost.com /frequent_reasons.html (892 words)

	AnimalIss/furfarm
		Under the coalition's merit award certification program, fur farms meeting all industry standards are certified after inspection by an independent veterinarian to verify compliance with industry standards.
		Compliance with industry standards is lower for fox farms than for mink farms because the recommended lethal substances for euthanasia are difficult to obtain.
		Media spokespersons for the Fur Farm Animal Welfare Coalition confirm that in numerous radio and television interviews, many of which have allowed for viewer/listener questions and input, public acceptance of farm-raised fur has remained relatively stable.
	ars.sdstate.edu /animaliss/furfarm.html (1084 words)

	American Legend - Facts About Fur Farming
		Fur farms in North America were the first in the world to develop fl mink.
		In Canada, fur farming is licensed and regulated by the provincial departments of agriculture.
		Nutrient rich manure from fur farms, an environmentally preferable alternative to chemicals, is in heavy demand as a natural fertilizer for crop fields.
	www.americanlegend.com /alcfacts.html (1287 words)

	Fur Farming And Fur Coats
		Fur farming of exotic animals for profit is often promoted by marketers and profiteers who promise potential "high returns" on your investment but the profits may never materialize!
		Even tigers are being born and raised in captivity, held in tiny cages, fed randomly or not fed at all, living a llfe of misery and in filth until they are slaughtered for their fur and/or vital organs.
		Too often pathetic conditions may exist on fur ranches which are oftentimes located in the woods somewhere hidden behind ranchers' homes where dozens of unsanitary, tiny wire cages are stacked up in the open and exposed to extreme weather conditions.
	www.scambustersusa.com /articles/Animal_Cruelty/fur_farming_and_fur_coats.shtml (541 words)

	THE CAT FUR TRADE
		Sayings associated with cat fur form part of the English language, for example "more than one way to skin a cat" (also attributed to catfish) and "what can you have of a cat but her skin?" (although the pine marten was historically known as "tree cat").
		While fur farming and pest control are legal-but-distasteful sources, some cat skins are believed to originate from much loved family pets which have vanished along with numerous other similar-coloured cats in an area of a few square miles (Missing Cats and Stolen Cats).
		While the trade in cat fur is perfectly legal in a number of countries, the danger is that some of those cats were stray pets or were stolen specifically for their fur.
	www.messybeast.com /cat-fur.htm (2667 words)

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